If you want to keep some content concealed from the public eye, you could enable password protection for a certain folder - either the primary website folder or any other one below it. If this function is enabled, a pop-up shall appear each and every time anyone tries to open the folder in question or clicks on a direct link that goes a few levels deeper, so login details will be needed for www.domain.com/folder/image.jpg when you have protected the domain.com folder. In case the details are not valid, a “403 Forbidden” message shall appear and there is no way to get around this restriction, so you can be sure that no one shall be able access the protected content. The option can be helpful in numerous scenarios - if only certain people should be able to see certain files, if you are creating a website and you don't want people to see it before it's completed, and so forth.

Password Protected Directories in Shared Web Hosting

All our shared web hosting feature an exceptionally convenient tool that will allow you to shield any folder in your account from unauthorized access with simply 2 mouse clicks. As soon as you log in to your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, you'll simply have to visit the Password Protection section, to select the main domain or subdomain, to specify the folder which needs to be secured - the root folder or some folder under it, and then to type the username and the password that must be used so as to access the content in question. The feature shall be turned on straightaway, so in case you attempt to open the folder/website, you will be prompted to enter the login details. You can set up or remove many usernames for the exact same folder, if necessary. If you go to the File Manager section, all password-protected folders will be marked with a compact padlock icon.

Password Protected Directories in Semi-dedicated Servers

Securing any folder with a password shall be very simple if you host your sites inside a semi-dedicated server account with our company. A user-friendly tool, which is built into the Hepsia CP, will permit you to choose the particular folder you'd like to protect with a few clicks and all you will need to input shall be the username and the password that'll be used to access it later. You will not experience any problems even if you have not had a web hosting account before, since you do not need any previous knowledge or coding skills to switch on the function. If you repeat the same very simple steps, you will be able to set up various usernames for the very same password-protected area, so numerous individuals will be able to access a particular folder with their own login details. You will be able to see the protected folders at a glance either in the same section of the CP or in the File Manager section where you shall identify them by their compact padlock icons.